Specialised Account Executive - Workday AI Talent Suite

Workday Workday · Enterprise · London, United Kingdom

This role is for a Specialized Account Executive at Workday, focusing on selling the Workday AI Talent Suite, which includes HiredScore and Paradox. The role involves selling a vision of 'Human + AI' orchestration and collaboration, guiding customers towards a unified, agentic AI reality for Total Talent Acquisition. Key responsibilities include driving the 'Total Talent' narrative, diagnosing customer needs to deploy AI agents (Paradox for conversational AI/scheduling, HiredScore for talent orchestration/prioritization), competitive positioning against external CRMs, co-selling with core account executives, managing complex sales cycles with stakeholders like CHROs and CIOs, and navigating data privacy and 'Responsible AI' concerns. The role requires strong experience in HR Technology, Talent Acquisition, or AI-driven recruiting software, with a focus on selling complex SaaS/Cloud solutions and multi-product suites.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive the "Total Talent" Narrative: You will articulate a seamless vision where Workday Recruiting (Core) and Candidate Engagement (Nurture) are supercharged by Paradox (Conversational AI/Scheduling) and HiredScore (Talent Orchestration/Prioritization).
  2. Diagnose & Prescribe: You must be able to evaluate a customer’s hiring landscape to deploy the right AI agents. You will identify where to deploy Paradox for high-volume/hourly speed and candidate experience, and where to position HiredScore for professional roles, internal mobility, and recruiter efficiency.
  3. Holistic Talent Strategy & Orchestration
  4. Sales Execution & Collaboration
  5. Manage sophisticated sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders (CHROs, Heads of TA, CIOs, and AI Compliance Officers). You will navigate data privacy concerns and explain the value of "Responsible AI."

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience selling complex SaaS/Cloud solutions to C-Level executives (CHRO, CIO, CTO).
  • 5+ years Deep Domain Expertise: Proven experience in HR Technology, Talent Acquisition, or AI-driven recruiting software. You must deeply understand the difference between an ATS, a CRM, and an AI Orchestration layer.
  • 2+ years Platform Selling: Experience selling multi-product suites. You know how to sell a "better together" story rather than just a standalone product.
  • Technical & competitive fluency: You can articulate why a "Unified Data Model" beats a "connector" approach. You are comfortable discussing how AI integrates with core workflows to reduce "toggle tax" for recruiters.
  • Consultative Mindset: You can guide a client through a "maturity model"—showing them how to move from manual recruiting to Agentic AI (Recruiting & Mobility Agents).

Nice to have

  • Segment Agility: You possess the mental agility to pivot between conversations about Frontline/Hourly hiring (speed-to-hire, text-to-apply, scheduling automation) and Corporate/Professional hiring (rediscovery, silver medalists, internal mobility).
  • Resilience & Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where you are helping to inform demand generation strategies and define the market for transformative AI solutions.

What the JD emphasized

  • selling the future of recruiting
  • selling a vision of "Human + AI" orchestration and collaboration
  • agentic AI reality
  • Responsible AI